21,December, 2018 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
21,December, 2018 Current Affairs -
Daily Current Affairs
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Which state has emerged as the
best-performing state in the Startup Ranking 2018?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Gujarat has
emerged as the best-performing state in the Startup Ranking 2018. The
National Report on States' Startup Ranking was unveiled by Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in New
Delhi. Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Rajasthan, with a score of more than 85
percentile, have been adjudged the top performers.
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2.
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Which institute fines Iffco Tokio, Royal
Sundaram Rs 5 lakh?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) imposed fine of Rs 5
lakh each on Iffco Tokio General Insurance and Royal Sundaram General
Insurance for violating motor tariff claims and file & use guidelines.
IRDAI also informed the companies violated File & Use guidelines and
circulars issued by it from time to time advising insurers that they shall
continue to use the coverage, terms & conditions, wordings, warranties,
clauses and endorsements of the erstwhile tariff of classes of insurance
covers until further orders.
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3.
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With which company, Ministry of Rural
Development signed MoU for training rural youth for skill development?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ministry of
Rural Development (MoRD) signed MoU with Maruti Suzuki India Ltd for training
rural youth for skill development in presence of Minister of Rural
Development Narendra Singh Tomar. This partnership between the government and
the leading industry from the automotive sector will provide training to
atleast 5000 candidates in two years with assured placement to the rural
youth of our country. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
is the flagship placement linked skill-training programme under the MoRD.
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4.
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Which state launched Health Insurance
Scheme(MHIS-IV) merging it with Ayushman Bharat scheme?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Chief Minister
of Meghalaya Conrad K Sangma launched the Meghalaya Health Insurance
Scheme(MHIS-IV) in convergence with that of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat
scheme. The MHIS-IV targets to cover more than 8 lakh households offering
over 2300 medical and surgical packages and up to Rs 5 lakh per family. The
new scheme will be functional from February 1,2019.MHIS-IV covers all
citizens in the state while the Ayushman Bharat(Centre's Scheme) targeted the
bottom 40 percent of lower income families.
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5.
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Who launched the Integrated Government
Online Training Programme and RTI Portal on Judgments in New Delhi, recently?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Union
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra
Singh launched the iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training Programme)
developed by Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions. The Right to Information (RTI) Portal on
Judgments/Orders of Supreme Court, High Courts and CIC has been developed by
the Institute of Secretariat Training and Management (ISTM), New Delhi. This
Portal will provide a learning environment for all stakeholders under which a
repository on the landmark cases on the RTI will be available at one place.
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6.
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Govt forms new council National Medical
Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) to tackle patient safety and pricing on
Medical Devices. How many members are there in the council?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The central
government set up a new National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) to
plug loopholes in India's regulatory framework for medical devices to ensure
safety of patients, pricing and restrictions on import of pre-owned
equipment. The council will operate under Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and will have 14
members, including representatives from the Health Ministry and NITI Aayog.
The NMDPC has also appointed the Association of Indian Medical Device
Industry (AiMeD) as a member of the Council. Currently India imports 70-90%
of its medical devices with an import bill of over Rs. 31,000 crore. The move
to form the council was announced by Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce and
Industry during the WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices at Visakhapatnam.
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7.
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Who among the following was appointed as
the first full-time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of SEBI for 3 years?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Prime
Minister's Office (PMO) cleared the name of Arti Chhabra Srivastava as the
first full-time Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO) of SEBI for an initial period
of 3 years. She is a 1990-batch Indian Ordinance Factory Services officer,
and her appointment was approved by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
CVOs are considered an extended hand of the CVC, which is tasked with
detecting graft by officials holding public office. Functions of the CVO
include: Mainly keeping tabs on its officials and detect and punish
corruption and other malpractices, to examine existing rules and procedures
of the organisation to eliminate or minimise scope for corruption and
malpractices, To ensure observance of rules by SEBI officials relating to
annual property returns, gifts accepted, benami transactions and regarding
their relatives employed in private firms or businesses.
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8.
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Mohinder Pratap Singh was appointed as
the next Ambassador of India to __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Mohinder Pratap
Singh was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mongolia. He is
presently Director at Headquarters of the Ministry of External Affairs.
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9.
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Who sets a limit for External Commercial
Borrowings at 6.5% of GDP at current market prices?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
of India, in consultation with the government, has decided to have a
rule-based dynamic limit for outstanding stock of External Commercial
Borrowings (ECB) at 6.5% of GDP at current market prices. As per the
statement based on the GDP figures, the soft limit works out to $160 billion
for the current financial year. The outstanding stock of ECBs as on September
30, 2018, stands at $126.29 billion.
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10.
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With which country India hold a
first-ever meeting on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges in New Delhi?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
External Affair
Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi co-chaired the
first-ever meeting of India-China High-Level Mechanism on Cultural and
People-to-People Exchanges in New Delhi. India and China had decided to set
up people to people mechanism during the meeting between Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in China.
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11.
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Name the film that has been named the
'most anticipated film of 2019' by the global film and TV website IMDb.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Marvel Studios'
upcoming film 'Captain Marvel' has been named the most anticipated film of
2019 by the global film and TV website IMDb. Marvel's 'Avengers: End Game'
was second on the list, followed by Sophie Turner starrer 'Dark Phoenix'.
IMDb released its annual 'Most Anticipated Movies of 2019' list, which is
determined based on customers' page views.
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12.
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Union Minister of State for Civil
Aviation Jayant Sinha launched an official mobile application for Global
Aviation Summit 2019. GAS 2019 is scheduled to be held in __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Union Minister
of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha launched an official mobile
application for Global Aviation Summit 2019. The Global Aviation Summit (GAS)
2019 is scheduled to be held in January 2019 in Mumbai. The application was
launched in the presence of R.N. Choubey, Secretary, Ministry of Civil
Aviation, Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airports Authority of India
(AAI), Dr. Shefali Juneja, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, and
other officials of AAI.
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13.
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Pranab Kumar Das has been appointed as
chairman for which of the following?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Senior
bureaucrat Pranab Kumar Das has been appointed as chairman of the Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex policy-making body for
indirect taxes. Das, special secretary and member (customs) at CBIC, will
succeed S Ramesh. Das, a 1983-batch IRS officer of Customs and Central Excise
Cadre was appointed as a member in the Central Board of Excise and Customs
(CBEC) in 2017.
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14.
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International Human Solidarity Day was
observed on?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
International
Human Solidarity Day is organized across the world on 20th December. It is a
day to celebrate our unity in diversity and also a day to remind governments
to respect their commitments to international agreements. The General
Assembly, on 22 December 2005, by resolution 60/209 identified solidarity as
one of the fundamental and universal values.
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15.
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Who has been appointed the new coach of the
Indian women's cricket team?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
W V Raman has
been appointed the new coach of the Indian women's cricket team. Raman is a
vastly-experienced coach having been in charge of Tamil Nadu and India U-19
teams in the past. W V Raman will have to now step down as coach of the
Bengal Ranji Trophy team to take up the India job. Former India captain Kapil
Dev and Anshuman Gaekwad, along with Shanthan Rangaswamy, who are all part of
the three-member selection panel.
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16.
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Where was the three-day conference on
Soft Power helds?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Vice
President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated a three-day conference on Soft
Power in New Delhi. The Center for Soft Power is the first center in India
that is dedicated to the study of Indian soft power. It was established in
collaboration with India Foundation.
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17.
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Nilanjan Roy was sworn as the CFO of this
company.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Infosys Ltd has
appointed Bharti Airtel Ltd's global CFO Nilanjan Roy as chief financial
officer, effective 1 March 2019. He replaces interim CFO Jayesh Sanghrajka,
who will resume his responsibilities as deputy CFO. Roy spent 13 years with
Airtel, before which he worked for 15 years with Unilever across their global
operations.
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18.
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Who was appointed as the next Ambassador
of India to the Republic of Djibouti?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ashok Kumar was
appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Djibouti. He is
presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
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19.
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How many schemes are announced by the
Assam Government for farmers, recently?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Assam government
has announced three schemes for the welfare of farmers. The schemes are the
Assam Farmer's Credit Subsidy Scheme (AFCSS), Assam Farmer's Interest Relief
Scheme (AFIRS) and Assam Farmers' Incentive Scheme (AFIS). The state Finance
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that all three schemes will cover five
lakh farmers in the first phase. Under AFCSS, whatever amount of loan the
farmers took from banks and whatever amount they repaid, 25% of the money
will be reimbursed by the state government. On AFIRS, the Minister Stated
that currently 3% of the 7% interest against farm loan is paid by the Central
government and the remaining 4% is required to be paid by farmers. The state
government has decided to pay the remaining 4% loan.
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20.
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A book named "Changing India"
was authored by;
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Former Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh released his book titled "Changing India"
at an event in New Delhi. In the book, the Congress leader narrated his
journey from an economist to a politician and shared anecdotes from his life.
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